text: pentecost, week 18 05 october 2014 C I T Y C H U R C H Reflection "The world isn't fair, Calvin." "I know Dad, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?" • Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes "The [Jacob story] affirms that we do not live in a world where all possibilities are kept open and we may choose our posture as we please. This [story] speaks about an inversion. It affirms that we are not fated to the way the world is presently organized." • Walter Brueggemann, Genesis ! ! Preparation Use the time before the service as an opportunity to prepare for worship, quiet your heart, and receive Christ. Feel free to read the reflections above. As a courtesy, please turn off your cell phone, beeper, iPod, or other noisemaker at this time. Welcome The ancient Celts believed that there were "thin places" on this earth; places where you could experience the very presence of God. Worship is a "thin place" between heaven and earth where we meet with God. When we gather for congregational worship we enter into the very presence of the Living God. No matter who you are or what you have done, God, by his grace, is able to change your life forever. Meet with him at this "thin place": worship. Credits All Scripture references taken from the New International Version (NIV), unless otherwise noted. 2. 0 5 O C T O B E R Call to Worship Psalm 95:1-2 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Prayer of Invocation "Come Thou Fount" * Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above Praise his name I'm fixed upon it, name of thy redeeming love 2 0 1 4 The Call to Worship is an invitation into the unique activity of worship. Our primary activity in the worship service is to participate in the gift exchange of worship itself, by hearing God's Word, by offering prayers and praise, and by receiving spiritual nourishment offered at the Lord's table. The term invocation implies that the congregation invokes, or "calls upon," God. In it, we express our longing for God as well as deep dependence and humility. ! Hitherto thy love has blessed me, thou hast brought me to this place And I know thy hand will bring me, safely home by thy good grace Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God He, to rescue me from danger, bought me with his precious blood ! O to grace how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be Let thy goodness like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above • Words: Robert Robinson (1758) • Music: John Wyeth (1813) !! !! !! !! ! *Indicates congregation standing 3. C I T Y C H U R C H "10,000 Reasons" * The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes CHORUS Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul Worship his holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship your holy name Why do we sing in church? As God's people gather for worship, we focus our attention on God and away from ourselves by singing together. We respond with thanksgiving to God, because we have hope. And we sing because it is the best and most complete response that we can utter. You're rich in love, and you're slow to anger Your name is great, and your heart is kind For all your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore • Words + Music: Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman (2011) First Reading * Genesis 25:21-26 (ESV) 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, "If it is thus, why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her, ! As the Bible is the primary means by which God speaks to and edifies his people, we read and listen to the Scriptures together in worship. In ancient Israel and the early church, services of worship were organized for the public reading of scripture – a practice vital to building up the community of faith. "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger." ! 24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob.Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. !! ! ! 4. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 Call to Confession Based on Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Because we are saved by grace, let us freely admit the ways in which we have attempted live life apart from God. 0 1 4 Because sin is so pervasive in both our corporate and individual lives, Christians and non-Christians are called to come before the Father with honesty and transparency, confessing our brokenness and asking for both forgiveness and healing through Jesus Christ… ! Corporate Confession …we confess corporately to show our unity even in our brokenness. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, we are your covenant people and our citizenship is in heaven. Yet we confess, O Lord, that we sometimes lose sight of your kingdom and its ways. We confess that we sometimes live more as citizens of our own land than as citizens of your kingdom. By your truth you call all peoples to account. Forgive us for losing our distinctiveness. Focus us on the cross and on the salvation you give through him who is the Lord and King and Judge of us all, Jesus, the Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. ! Private Confession ! Assurance of Forgiveness Isaiah 44:21-22 (NRSV) Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you, you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. We confess individually in order to own our failing toward God and toward humankind in thought, word and deed. Christ has given the Church authority to declare forgiveness of sins in his name. Because of this, when the liturgist proclaims that your sins are forgiven, you can know that Christ agrees. !! !! ! ! ! 5. C I T Y C H U R C H "From The Inside Out" * A thousand times I've failed, still your mercy remains And should I stumble again, I'm caught in your grace Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fails Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame ! Your will above all else, my purpose remains The art of losing myself, in bringing you praise Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fails Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame In my heart and my soul, Lord I give you control Consume me from the inside out Lord let justice and praise, become my embrace To love you from the inside out ! CHORUS Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fails Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame And the cry of my heart, is to bring to bring you praise From the inside out, Lord my soul cries out • Words + Music: Joel Houston (2006)! Prayers of the People The Lord's Prayer In response to God's having gathered us in worship, we offer our petitions to him for the church, the nation, the world, the city and those who are suffering. Based on Matthew 6:9-13 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen. Community Updates At this time children grades K-5th are dismissed for CityKids children's church. ! ! ! 6. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 Second Reading Genesis 27:18-34 (ESV) 18 So he went in to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?" 19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me." 20 But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the Lord your God granted me success." 21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, to know whether you are really my son Esau or not." 22 So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau." 23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him. 24 He said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He answered, "I am." 25 Then he said, "Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near and kiss me, my son." smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, 27 So he came near and kissed him. And Isaac "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed! 28 May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. 29 Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!" 30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me." 32 His father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" He answered, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." 33 Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed." 34 As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!" Prayer of Illumination The prayer of illumination acknowledges the Spirit's work in this part of worship by requesting God's Spirit to act through the reading and preaching of Scripture. The prayer is offered for both the preacher and the listener, for both the speaking and the hearing of the Word. 7. C I T Y Sermon The Gospel According to Jacob and Joseph, Part 1 "Blessing to the Deceiver" – Genesis 27:18-34 (ESV) Rev. Brad Jones, Lead Pastor ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8. C H U R C H A sermon is not just teaching for living; it is mainly a time when Christ encounters his people through his Word. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 Affirmation of Faith * The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended to the dead. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. 0 1 4 When we affirm our faith together, it reminds us that we are part of an ancient and global faith. This basic creed of Christian churches, as most familiarly known, is called the Apostles' Creed. It has received this title because of its great antiquity; it dates from very early times in the Church, a half century or so from the last writings of the New Testament. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Invitation to the Table Words of Institution 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 On the night on which Jesus was betrayed, he sat at supper with his disciples. While they were eating, he took a piece of bread, said a blessing, broke it, and gave it to them with the words, "This is my body. It is broken for you. Do this to remember me." Later he took the cup, saying, "This cup is God's covenant, sealed with my blood. Drink from it, all of you, to remember me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. ! ! *The word "catholic" refers not to the Roman Catholic Church, but to the universal church of the Lord Jesus Christ. 9. C I T Y C H U R C H Distribution of the Bread + Cup CityChurch welcomes all baptized Christians – those who are trusting in Jesus Christ for salvation and who are members of congregations that proclaim the gospel – to receive the Holy Communion (also called the Lord's Supper, or the Eucharist) with us. We will be coming forward to receive Communion. When you come forward, tear a piece of the bread, and then dip it into the cup. Please note that we use wine in Communion. If you cannot receive wine, nonalcoholic white grape juice is also available. If you are not able to receive The Lord's Supper, please use this time to meditate on one of the prayers below. "The Eucharist is the definitive action practiced in the Christian community that keeps Jesus Christ before us as the Savior of the world and our Savior, and ourselves as sinners in need of being saved. The Eucharist is the sacramental act that pulls us into actual material participation with Christ (eating and drinking bread and wine) as he gives his very life "for us and for our salvation" (cf., the Nicene Creed)... The Eucharist puts Jesus in his place: dying on the cross and giving us that sacrificed life. And it puts us in our place: opening our hands and receiving the remission of our sins, which is our salvation." • Eugene Peterson, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places Prayers of Meditation for Those Not Communing Prayer for Those Searching for Truth Prayer of Belief Lord Jesus, you claim to be the way, the truth, and the life. Grant that I might be undaunted by the cost of following you as I consider the reasons for doing so. If what you claim is true, please guide me, teach me, and open to me the reality of who you are. Give me an understanding of you that is coherent, convincing, and that leads to the life that you promise. Amen. Lord Jesus, I admit that I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through you I am more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. I thank you for paying my debt, bearing my punishment on the cross, and offering forgiveness and new life. Knowing that you have been raised from the dead, I turn from my sins and receive you as Savior and Lord. Amen. Prayer for Those Overcome with Sin Lord Jesus Christ, grant that I may see in you the fulfillment of all my need and may turn from every false satisfaction to feed on you, the true and living bread. Enable me to lay aside the sin that clings so closely and run with perseverance the race set before me, looking to you, the pioneer and perfecter of my faith. Amen. Prayer for Renewal 10. Lord Jesus, you have called us to follow you in baptism, to love God and neighbor, and to a life of committed discipleship in your church. Grant that I may take the necessary steps to be one with your people, to pursue forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace, and to live in the fullness of your Spirit. Amen. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 Communion Song – "Come Ye Sinners" * ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! VERSE 1 Come ye sinners poor and needy Weak and wounded sick and sore Jesus ready stands to save you Full of pity, love and power CHORUS I will arise and go to Jesus He will embrace me in his arms In the arms of my dear Savior Oh there are ten thousand charms VERSE 2 Come ye thirsty, come and welcome God's free bounty glorify True belief and true repentance Every grace that brings you nigh ! VERSE 3 Come ye weary, heavy laden Lost and ruined by the fall If you wait until you're better You will never come at all • Words: Joseph Hart (1759) • Music: Robbie Seay (2002) "You Alone Can Rescue" *! Who, oh Lord, could save themselves, Their own soul could heal? Our shame was deeper than the sea Your grace is deeper still ! ! CHORUS You alone can rescue, You alone can save You alone can lift us from the grave You came down to find us, led us out of death To You alone belongs the highest praise You, oh Lord, have made a way The great divide You heal For when our hearts were far away Your love went further still Yes, your love goes further still ! We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes You're the Giver of Life • Words + Music: Matt Redman (2010) ! ! 11. C I T Y C H U R C H Gifts + Offerings Christ calls us to give generously as a sign of gratitude for how much he has given us. Our response to his grace enables us to give sacrificially of ourselves to one another and the work of Christ's Kingdom. Your gift is an act of personal worship to God in response to his grace in your life. The allocation of your time and money to God's service should be a byproduct of prayer and consultation with other Christians to whom you are accountable. If you're new to CityChurch, or are exploring Christianity, you're under no obligation to give. However, if you call CityChurch your "home church," consider allocating a significant portion of your tithe and offering to the community where you invest most of your time, and where others are investing in you. The offering box is located on the table as you exit. For your convenience, one-time or recurring gifts can be made online at: citychurchpb.com/giving (select account CityChurch Pompano Beach). You may also give via text message by simply texting a dollar amount to 954.320.0092 and following the instructions. Benediction * Based on Psalm 45:7 The Lord Almighty is with you; the God of Jacob is your refuge. 12. Just as we ordain new ministers and send them into the world to serve, in the Benediction, Christ ordains you with a blessing that equips you for service. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 !VISION THE VISION OF CITYCHURCH is the Spiritual, Social, and Cultural renewal of Pompano Beach. MISSION WE SEEK TO BE the very presence of Christ in Pompano Beach by cultivating a community of Faith, Hope + Love VALUES Faith Hope Love Because we are a Community of Faith we value: Because we are a Community of Hope we value: Because we are a Community of Love we value: The Gospel. The Gospel is the only hope for humankind. The message of the Gospel is that Christ has done what is necessary to bring us into a relationship with God. We keep it at the center of everything. The City. Christianity has always thrived in an urban context. We love Pompano Beach, and want to live, work, celebrate, raise our families, enjoy, and serve this great city. Life in Community. The Trinity is at the core of Christian truth; namely that God himself has always been in community – the Father and Son and Spirit all loving, giving and sharing with one another. We acknowledge that we need each other, and that the life Jesus offers works only in connection with a community of faith. Mission & Movement. Because God is the one who initiates relationships, and sent his Son to seek and save people, we will pursue relationships with people in hope that they will be restored to their Father. CityChurch does not exist as an end in itself – we desire to be an incubator for church planting throughout South Florida, in that when we grow, we will be very intentional about spinning off and beginning new congregations throughout our city. Each of these churches will partner with us in pursuing the goal of spiritual, social, and cultural renewal. Arts & Industries. We believe that the good news of the Gospel is about God's redemption of this fallen world and its cultural expressions. We are a church that welcomes, encourages, and equips artists of every medium... and therefore we will seek to offer artists opportunities to show or perform their work, providing encouragement for them to grow and develop as artists. We also believe that the good news of the Gospel impacts work and the marketplace. We will encourage men and women to use their positions, talents, and gifts to the best of their abilities, and to the betterment of our city. Social Healing. The Gospel is the good news of Christ's kingdom. CityChurch seeks to partner with local social service agencies that assist the suffering in our own local community. Furthermore, we will pray for sensitivity to the mercy needs of our community and will seek to serve our neighbors out of Christ's love. 13. C I T Y C H U R C H CityGroups CityGroups are mid-sized gatherings of 15-20 people who exist to rehearse the Gospel together, live it out to one another, and to be an extension of God's love to our neighbors while serving the community around us. ! Tuesdays 6p - Hosted by Brad and Mandi Jones (kid-friendly) Meets in South Pompano Neighborhood 6p - Hosted by John and Vanessa Thompson Meets in Central (Old) Pompano Neighborhood Fridays 8:30p - Hosted by Nathan and Lauren Hable; Fabio and Michelle Dias Meets in East Pompano Neighborhood ! !! "We who follow Jesus are a sent people, even as Jesus was sent into the world by His Heavenly Father. We are a community sent on a mission together: to keep on doing the ministry of Jesus so that all people and all creation might experience the reconciliation of God. God has designed the church of Jesus Christ to be a 'missional' fellowship. The word 'mission' comes from the Latin word 'missio', which means 'having been sent.' Since we have been sent to do God's work, we are a 'missional' community together." • Mark D. Roberts For more information or to join a CityGroup, email: [email protected] DNA Groups DNA (Discipleship, Nurture, Accountability) groups usually consist of 3-4 people—men with men, women with women— who meet together weekly to be known and to bring the gospel to bear on each others lives so that they grow in and live out our identity in Christ. If you are interested in being a part of a DNA group, email [email protected] ! CityKids Check-In System Parents, please note that we have a new wristband check-in system for our CityKids ministry. Upon signing in your child to CityKids, the child will receive a green numbered wristband and you will receive a tear off tab with the same number. The tab is to be presented to the classroom leader during pick up. If the tab is misplaced, a photo ID from the person who signed the child in must be presented. Thank you for your cooperation as we strive for a fun and safe environment for our CityKids. For any questions, email us at [email protected] 14. 0 5 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 Upcoming Events (Mark Your Calendar!) Sundays – CityKids Fundraiser for World Vision Our CityKids will be selling cold water bottles on Sundays before and after service to partner with our half marathon race team to raise money for clean water projects in Africa through our partnership with World Vision! Stop by their table in the back and give a donation for an ice cold water on these hot Florida days! All proceeds will be donated to World Vision! Mon, Oct 6, 7:30p – CityChurch Writers Group Brew VicPark (638 N Federal Hwy, FTL) Songwriters, poets, playwrights, authors: you are invited to a monthly meeting of creative minds in our community. For more information, contact CityChurch Fort Lauderdale's Artist-inResidence Laura Creel ([email protected]). Thu, Oct 9 – Day of Prayer & Fasting With war and persecution throughout the world, as well as the individual needs of our congregations, we invite you to spend a day in fasting and prayer with us at CityChurch South Florida. At 6:30pm we will gather at Tyler and Lauren Arrington's house (1361 NE 46 St, Oakland Park, 33334) for a night of prayer and to break the fast. Please plan to join us. Weds, Oct 15, 12-12:30p – Faith + Work Lunch Upper Room Art Gallery at Riverfront (300 SW 1 Ave #123, FTL) If you work in downtown FTL, join us on your lunch break for a brief time of teaching, discussion, and community. Lunch provided. To RSVP, contact Brad Schmidt ([email protected]). !! Sat, Oct 18, 9a-noon – Fruitful Field Work Day The Fruitful Field (100 NE 44 St, Pompano Beach) Join us on the third Saturday of the month to cultivate and work the Fruitful Field Community Garden. For info on volunteering, email: [email protected] Weds, Oct 29, 5-7:30p – Volunteer Opportunity Parkway United Methodist Church (100 NE 44 St, Pompano Bch) CityChurch will be serving at the Wednesday dinner for the homeless and underserved in our community hosted by Parkway United Methodist Church and the Fruitful Field Community Garden. If you would like to help with cooking, serving or clean-up, email: [email protected] or call: 954-543-1142. RightNow Media Video Resource Library Now Available With our partnership in the Acts 29 Church Planting Network, CityChurch has been given free membership to RightNow Media, the "Netflix of video Bible studies." Through their website you can instantly access to thousands of videos covering a range of topics to challenge and encourage you from leaders like Tim Keller, John Piper, Matt Chandler, Eric Mason, J.D. Greear, R.C. Sproul and many more! You can access and view these videos from your smart phone, tablet or computer…watch them on your TV…or project them for group viewing. For more information, as well as, how to get your free membership, fill out the card at the Info Table in the back after the service. ! ! !! Visit Us Online Download next week's bulletin, get sermon audio, keep up-to-date with our events calendar, set up repeated giving, and more on our website (citychurchpb.com). Get updates throughout the week on Twitter (@CityChurchPB) or by joining our Facebook page (facebook.com/citychurchpompano). 15. Office ✦ 441 NE 3 Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 | Phone ✦ 954.543.1142 Web ✦ citychurchpb.com | Email ✦ [email protected] CityChurch has no formal affiliation with the Pompano Beach Civic Center. We are grateful to them for allowing us rental space at their facility. CityChurch Pompano is a Baptist congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention


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Putting a No-Contest Clause into Your Will
If you have any reason to believe someone would challenge the validity of your last will and testament in court, or if you simply want to add an extra level of protection to your estate plan, you can add a "no-contest" clause. This discourages people from contesting your will by implementing a condition that anyone who does so and loses will not inherit any assets or property.
Of course, there are certain limitations to this clause. It can only discourage a will contest if the potential contester has something to lose by challenging the will. If you entirely disinherit a person from your will (especially a child), that individual has nothing to lose by challenging it.
Limitations in Florida
In Florida, using a no-contest clause does not necessarily help you, as state courts do not enforce them. Any beneficiary who sues to invalidate at least a part of your will and loses could still inherit anything he or she was expressly left.
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Yeast are a group of unicellular fungi. More than a thousand species of yeasts have been described. The most commonly used yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which was domesticated for wine, bread and beer production thousands of years ago. Fermentative yeasts produce their energy by converting sugars into carbon dioxide and ethanol (alcohol). In brewing, the ethanol is used, while in baking the carbon dioxide raises the bread and the ethanol evaporates.
To make sourdough you must first have a sourdough starter. One of my Chef's gave me a little of his starter so that I could make my own sourdough bread. Making a starter is easier than waking up at 6:30 in the morning. Mix 1 cup of water and 1 cup of non bleached rye flour. Rye flour adds extra sugars and nutrients for the yeast. If you don't want to continue with rye you can always switch but it is good for giving your starter a jump start. Let sit uncovered until you notice it start to rise and get of lots of bubbles.
What is happening is fermentation of wild yeasts and Lactobacillus Brevis. The yeast and the bacteria are already present in the flour and the air. Once the flour is hydrated the enzymes break down the carbohydrates from the wheat and converts into sugars which provide food for the yeast. The Lactobacillus then feeds off the byproduct of fermentation causing the culture to go sour by excreting lactic acid which prevents it from spoiling.
To feed it remove half of your starter and discard the other half. Whisk into 1/2 cup of water and mix with your hand 1/2 cup of flour. Repeat this process every day to keep your starter alive.
The day before you bake your bread feed your starter a cup of water and a cup of flour but do not discard any.
Sourdough Bread
- 2 cups of water
- 9.6 oz of sourdough starter
- 4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 c + 1 Tbsp whole wheat flour
- 1T+1t salt
Mix water and starter well in a bowl and then incorporate your flour. Let sit for 15 minutes and then add your salt. This process is first fermentation. If you have a stand mixer then mix for 2 minutes on low speed and then 2 minutes on medium speed. If you do not have a stand mixer you can do it just as effectively by hand. Just simply kneed the dough until it becomes elastic when you pull it apart. Place in a bowl and let sit covered until it has doubled in size.
After the dough has doubled fold three times and then punch flat and let rest for 60 minutes.The longer the bread is allowed to rise the more flavor it will get. The dough is folded over and punched to compress it and gives slight development to gluten.(Gluten is a 2-part protein consisting of Glutenin – provides strength, and Gliaden – Provides elasticity. Together these proteins allow the dough to stretch but are strong enough to keep in carbon dioxide for leavening). This step accomplishes four goals:
- Expels carbon dioxide
- Redistributes yeast for further growth
- Equalizes temperature throughout the dough
- Relaxes gluten
After an hour punch dough down again and cut in half and round the two halves into large balls, cover and let sit another ten minutes. This is known as bench rest aka secondary fermentation.
Shape into loaves and let rest for 1 hour and then place on a dusted sheet pan and cover and refrigerate over night.
After your dough has sat in the fridge over night it is now time to bake. Remove your dough from the fridge and let sit for an hour to warm up. Set your oven to 475*F. Place a pan of water in your oven for humidity. Take a sharp knife or a razor blade and make a few shallow slices along the length of your dough. During the cooking process the dough will split anyway, this step is to insure that it will split where you want it to and not where it wants to. If you are going for more of a rustic look then you can skip this step. Right before you put your bread in the oven give it a few squirts of water the help achieve a beautiful crust. Once your bread is in the oven reduce the temp to 450*F and cook for 12 minutes. Remove the water from the oven and then bake another 20 minutes.
You are looking for a nice golden brown crust that gives you that beautiful crackling sound when lightly squeezed. This sound isn't something you can read about, you have to experience it to truly understand the beauty of the sound that a fresh loaf of bread can make. It might be life changing if you are not careful.
Place your fresh loaf of sourdough bread on a rack or some surface that can allow it to cool from every surface. If you place it on a counter the bottom can become soggy.
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Double Bag is a beautiful thing. I was introduced to this brew last year when I moved to Vermont. It is definitely one of my favorite Vermont beers. They won the Malt Advocate's Beer of the Year in 2001.
Appearance – Dark copper, amber, decent tan head. Good lacing.
Aroma – Very yeasty. Rich malts, caramel, slight hoppiness.
Taste – Nice caramel malts, pretty much tastes how it smells, somewhat bitter.
Mouthfeel – Medium bodied, not too heavy. Not too boozy, leaves mouth slightly dry.
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Miss you guys here at CODZ Hope everyone is doing well, and would love to connect with you guys online soon. Loving Infinity wards take on zombies, and still would love to dig in and do some BO3 zombies
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The Clay Bird replied to Monopoly Mac's topic in RevelationsAbsolutely could not agree more. He tried to appease us long time players by grasping for loose ties to the real story, but as far as I'm concerned, Blundell's story is nothing more than shitty CoD zombies Star Trek fan fiction
So overall, did you like Zetsubou No Shima?
The Clay Bird replied to Rissole25's topic in Zetsubou No ShimaIt has grown on me slightly. But it is still in my bottom 1/3 of zombies maps overall. It is just too far removed from what I fell in love with in the zombies mode. I know there is a lot of pressure from us toward the team these days to make things very cryptic and complicated, but at this point i have played enough games with randoms to realize that this map is just too convoluted for anyone other than the extreme die-hards. It is a niche map, and I'll get around to mastering it, but it is too odd and complicated to really appeal to me at this point
Man! Sorry I've been MIA but my company blocked CoDz! Just wanted to stop in and say i love you all and LOVE all the content the members and forum channel have been bringing. Excellent stuff guys.
So overall, did you like Zetsubou No Shima?
The Clay Bird replied to Rissole25's topic in Zetsubou No ShimaI, the clay bird, have found only the 2nd zombies map that i simply do not enjoy.... This map got too far away from what I consider the game mode that i fell in love with represents. GK looks to be somewhat back on track... Maybe I am just not good lol...
seemed like if you hadn't played in a while there would be like a bonus one immediately, but after that it's right on that 45 minute time. I recorded about 100 supply drops in my notes on my phone, ill post them in a minute :Edit: here it is. this was a night of consecutive TDM playing and the times are from right after the match in which i earned the drop
Yeah, they were triggered by either a kill or a death, but they only occured after a kill or deatht after ~45 minutes of in game play time
waaaaiiiit a minute. If you are remembering this correctly (i'm not saying you're lying) you got double the amount of supply drops than the average player. It was tested many many times by different people, and it was like clockwork 45 minuites on average. I'd get one every 4th or 5th game of TDM or Domination. Same for all my friends. If this indeed did happen to you, then you got to benefit from some awesome glitch
I can definitely tell you I did not get a supply drop after every match in Advanced warfare. Typically is was between 45-55 minutes of in game play time between supply drops. Not sure what mode you were playing that lasted that long, but that certainly wasn't a typical experience.
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The Clay Bird replied to Hells Warrrior's topic in Der EisendracheSeems to be a "final boss battle" with a large keeper creature. It looks cool and all, but if beating this boss ends the game and shows a cutscene i'll be pretty pissed. Hate the "game ending" EE's. Zombies games should end in one way, and one way only.... getting eaten by hordes of the undead
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The Clay Bird replied to Tac's topic in Der EisendracheNo that isn't it. I had a PS2 for years and freaking hated that thing. It's the shape, it is very uncomfortable to use for people with larger hands i'm thinking
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The Clay Bird replied to Tac's topic in Der EisendracheI'm so glad somebody else feels this way. It wasn't the only factor in my decision to get an Xbox One, but it was definitely a strong one. The controller is just Carpal Tunnel Syndrome waiting to happen. Maybe it works well for childs hands, but I don't even have extra large hands for an adult and I can't handle the PS controller. the thumb sticks suck, the triggers are WAY worse than XB controller. and the handles are very uncomfortable Sorry nothing to contribute to the thread obvs since i have xbox, but nice to let that little rant out lol
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The Clay Bird replied to Stop Mocking Me0's topic in Der EisendracheI believe he was referring to Ms. SMG, as in Sarah Michelle Gellar
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The Clay Bird replied to Stop Mocking Me0's topic in Der EisendracheWhat evidence is there to back up that claim. There is no way that they were intending to have 2 new maps available on release
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The Clay Bird replied to Stop Mocking Me0's topic in Der EisendracheThis is exactly why I was a little bummed. I feel like we liked the dog heads, and the gondola, and the Panzer (wait did anyone actually like the panzer?) because they were new and exciting. The only new thing I saw in the trailer were the Gravity spikes and the sparrow (which aren't really new to anyone who has played Multiplayer) So i'm not going nuts over this just yet. Obviously as an xbox user i have plenty of time to see what else the map has to offer, but it seems to me that Blundell and his team were really rushed for this one, and didn't have time to innovate new things, so they just cherry picked old features people liked from his maps, and set them in an Austrian castle. PROVE ME WRONG DER EISENDRACHE


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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas is a point where the series goes crazy and enters into frequently gonzo genre territory. John Cho accidentally shoots down Santa Claus (Richard Riehle) with a shotgun and they are forced to stitch up his head wound; in one sequence, Neil Patrick Harris ends up in Heaven where his celebrity succeeds in stealing away the hot babes that Jesus Christ was hoping to bang; there is a waffle-making robot that develops an unnatural attachment to Kal Penn; while the film frequently breaks the fourth wall, particularly when it comes to spoofing the 3D process. There is also a rather funny scene where Harold and Kumar are transformed into Claymation characters and pursued through the streets by a giant rampaging evil Christmas tree.
The 3D allows them the opportunity to spoof the current mania for 3D films with joints, thrown eggs, puffs of exhaled marijuana smoke, as well as the usual trappings of the Christmas film such as tree ornaments and Santa and sleigh all popping out of the screen. The frequently scatological focus of the series also allows them to sink their teeth into the familiar homilies of the Christmas film with a sarcasm not seen since Bad Santa (2003) typical of the film is a parody of the famous scene from A Christmas Story (1984) where the kid gets his tongue frozen to a pole, which is replayed here with John Cho getting his dick frozen to a pole. We also get an appearance from Santa who confesses to masturbating into a sock filled with baby powder and in the last scene of the film is seen flying off on his sleigh smoking from a bong pipe, as well as a mall Santa (Patton Oswalt) who deals dope on the side.
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas is relentlessly and unahsamedly a vulgar film. Indeed, one suspects the reason that the series is cast with an East Indian and a Korean actor is that doing so allows the film a certain hall pass in getting away with making a large number of racial jokes. In between its various stoner jokes, dick jokes and the like, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas does have a number of scenes that are funny (something you cannot say for the relentlessly vulgar films of the Wayans Brothers or Tyler Perry). The film gets a good deal of mileage out of scenes with a baby getting stoned on a variety of illicit substances. The scene-stealer of the show proves to be Neil Patrick Harris (a fixture of the two previous films) who has a very funny scene spoofing his own celebrity and high-profile Outness, revealing that he is only being gay for celebrity purpose, as all the while he attempts to have his way with a backup dancer (Melissa Ordway). There are even gags thrown in the direction of Kal Penns recent stint as a White House intern. There is also some amusement to be had from Harold and Kumars showdown over a drinking game with a jumped-up teenager who regards them as over the hill, or with the Wafflebot that develops a fixation with Kal Penn (and a peculiarly unsettling quaver in its digitised voice). Underneath it all, if such matters to a film like this, is a theme about the two characters getting older, settling down and renewing friendships.
Director Todd Strauss-Schulson next went onto make the extremely witty slasher movie parody The Final Girls (2015).
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A Mumbai activist has approached the Bombay HC seeking to quash a circular requiring the anti-corruption bureau to seek the state's approval before starting any inquiry against an IAS/IPS officer or a minister.mumbai Updated: Oct 18, 2014 14:57 IST
A Mumbai activist has approached the Bombay high court seeking to quash a circular, issued by the general administration department, requiring the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) to seek the state's approval before starting any inquiry against an IAS/IPS officer or a minister.
A division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and justice MS Sonak has posted the public interest litigation filed by Ankur Patil for hearing on November 13.
The 33-year-old Mulund resident contended the circular issued by the department in March 1981 was similar to section 6-A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, and cannot be continued as the Supreme Court had, in May 2014, invalidated section 6-A of the Act.
According to the PIL, section 6-A of the DPSE Act states the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will not conduct any inquiries into allegations against an officer of the level of joint secretary or above, without previous approval of the Centre.
However, after politician Subramanian Swamy had challenged validity of the section, the apex court held the legal provision was invalid. The SC had observed that every public servant, against whom there is reasonable suspicion of commission of a crime, has to be treated equally under the law.
"The decision-making power does not segregate corrupt officials into two classes," the Apex Court had held. "Any distinction made between them on the basis of their status or position in service for the purpose of inquiry/investigation is nothing but an artificial one, and offends Article 14 of the Constitution of India."
In his petition, Patil stated after the verdict of the apex court, he wrote to the chief minister and the department in July 2014, and requested them to withdraw the circular, as it was contrary to the law laid down by the SC.
Eventually, he approached the HC after noticing that his letter was not taken into cognisance, and the anti-corruption bureau was still following the circular.
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James Emory was not Native American anything. Uncle said that he thought James came from Ireland. Uncle passes away last year, I will check with Cousin if she knows anything about James.
I found in the microfish dept. in the basement of East Tenn Stat University copys of James Emory's pay stubs from when he was in the Calvery during the Civil War.He mustered in at Cincinatti, Ohio, which was where anyone who wanted to fight for the North had to go. He was issued a uniform, bedroll, pack, mess kit, water canteen, sox, and coat...? i think. Oh, and a horse and saddle. Pay stubs showed he went awol during the spring and showed back up the following late fall. The cost of the horse and saddle were deducted from his pay. Uncle saidhe went home to plant crops and came back after harvest time. This would make sense. Uncle also said He got shot in the head, he lived but was blind.
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KEARNEY (SNR) – Magnificat Full of Grace of Kearney will host a brunch Feb. 3 with speaker Father Scott Harter.
The event will begin at 10: a.m. at the Kearney Ramada Inn, 301 Second Ave. Father Harter will present "He Came That We May Have Life."
Father Harter was born and raised in the small town of Elm Creek. He studied at the University of Nebraska, pursuing a degree in fisheries and wildlife, and became involved at the Newman Center. While there, he began discerning a vocation to the priesthood.
In 2008, after earning his degree, he entered priestly formation for the Diocese of Grand Island and began studies at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Grand Island in 2014 by Bishop William Dendinger and in July 2015 became the associate pastor at St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island, where he currently serves.
The cost to attend the Feb. 3 brunch is $15 for adults and $10 for students. Contact Marlene Rasmussen for registration by Tuesday, Jan. 30 at (575)-574-8183 or 3415 W. 70th St. Kearney, NE 68845. Checks should be made to Magnificat.


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Hello, Crafters.
Today, I'm doing my last craft show for this year. It's the annual Christmas Gift & Shopping Event at the Pavilion Café, which is in the heart of the beautiful Beddington Park. I did the first fair here when it launched in 2013 and it was such an amazingly friendly and successful event.
I booked to do the event last year but wasn't able to do it as I was ill with a chest infection. So I'm really looking forward to today. It starts at 4pm until 8pm.
This is yesterday's Snow Place challenge card. I'd seen the igloo idea but put my own spin on it. I wasn't sure if the tunnel entrance should be an oval or more circular. I tried both but decided I preferred the oval look.
I started my card with a base of Soft Sky Card Stock with a layer of Whisper White and a layer of snowflake design from the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. Using die no. 7 from the Circles Collection Framelits, I die cut a circle from Whisper White Card Stock.
I embossed it using the Brick Wall Embossing Folder. For the tunnel I used the Extra Large Oval Punch in Whisper White and the Large Oval Punch in Basic Black. I accentuated the brick work using my Two-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds. I did the same with Dazzling Diamonds to the outer wall of the tunnel. I adhered both pieces to the card base using Tombow.
I stamped the penguin from the Snow Place Stamp Set onto Whisper White using Basic Black Archival Ink and fussy cut him out. I coloured his beak and feet using the Pumpkin Pie Marker Pen and added Dazzling Diamonds down each side of his body where there are shadow marks. I attached him with Dimensionals.
I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Cuties Stamp Set in Versamark and heat embossed using Silver Embossing Powder. I punched it out using the Large Oval Punch and added Dazzling Diamonds around the edge before adhering to the card front with Dimensionals.
Before I added the white and vellum layers to the card base, I tied some Pool Party Seam Binding around in a bow. Unfortunately this is a retired product so if you don't have any in your stash, you could use the Whisper White Seam Binding or the 1/4" Pool Party Cotton Ribbon.
I didn't add any scarf or hat to the penguin. I decided on this occasion he could look l'naturele!
If you're local to the Beddington Park area today, do pop into the Pavilion Café Christmas Shopping Event and say hello - it'd be great to see you.
Until tomorrow, happy crafting.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Snow Place No. 3 & Today's Craft Fair
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me encantóoo :DReplyDelete
preciosa tarjeta realmente
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Hola, Lichazul Alqantar & Chile! Estoy muy contento de que te guste mi tarjeta. Elaboración feliz de JanB. ☺Delete
Such a sweet card! Love that stamp set too! The igloo is brilliant! Have a wonderful day at the Pavilion Cafe ... I'm sure you'll do well!ReplyDelete
Hi, Geraldine. So pleased you like this, especially the igloo! Happy crafting, JanB..ReplyDelete
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Pay-for-performance or health care quality report cards are the latest fad in medicine. Different types of report cards, however, measure different things. Eve Kerr and co-authors investigate ('Quality by any other name?') how different quality measures compare against each other.
The authors look at 3 types of physician review:
- Implicit Review: This involves using 'subjective' expert opinions regarding whether or not a patient received appropriate care. Most everyone has undergone implicit review; for instance being reviewed by a superior in a subjective fashion is one example of implicit review. Supervisors are better able to measure non-quantifiable quality measures and physicians are less able to 'game' the system. On the other hand, the quality measurements are variable depending on who is doing the reviewing.
- Focused Explicit Review: These report cards measure whether or not appropriate tasks were completed. Examples of focused review include the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS), and the VA's External Peer Review Program (EPRP). The benefit of these focused reviews are that they are concrete, easy to understand, and actionable. One problem is that quality evaluation is limited to certain easily quantifiable dimensions and the system is relatively easy to game.
- Global Explicit Review. These systems "use a broader set of quality measures for a much larger number of conditions and the results are reported as summary scores." The global review is tougher to game and more comprehensive, chart review becomes a more cumbersome process and the review is more expensive to implement. One example of this type of review is the RAND QA Tools system.
The authors conduct a stratified random sample of 26 VA sites of care in the West and Midwest; 621 patients were included in the sample. The authors found that inter-rater reliability was high and that there was high agreement across the 3 types of quality scores. Some important caveats are noted however:
"…it is possible that explicit systems' process standards do not capture the bulk of important decision making, but providers who do well on aspects of care measured by the explicit tools also do well on aspects of care captured by implicit review but not by the explicit tools. On the other hand, implicit reviewers' judgment as to what defines a quality problem may have been influenced (and narrowed) by widespread educational efforts focused around existing explicit measures. Finally, we must consider that the performance of explicit systems is dependent on the population. Some process measures may adequately assess quality of care among patients with mild but not severe disease, and agreement between different systems could therefore be dependent on the patient population [my emphasis] considered. "
- Kerr; Hofer; Hayward; Adams; Hogan; McGlynn, Asch; (2007) "Quality by Any Other Name?: A Comparison of Three Profiling Systems for Assessing Health Care Quality" Health Services Research, OnlineEarly Articles, 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00730.x


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FOUR airmen killed on the moors near Kildale during the Second World War have finally been honoured with a service to commemorate the disaster.
But, mystery still surrounds the events of that fateful night, as extensive research by parish councillor Malcolm Bisby reveals.
Folklore has it inhabitants of the village of Kildale, in the North York Moors, weren't aware a Hudson bomber came down during the early hours of Sunday 11 January, 1941.
The bodies of pilot B L Fox aged 26 from New South Wales, navigator Sgt K B Files (27), wireless operator Sgt W R Martin (25) and airgunner Macdonald Scot Wylie (21) were found some time after the crash and had died from the effects of exposure rather than crash injuries.
By daybreak they would have assumed they were stuck on desolate moorland and the only chance of someone finding them was a farmer out checking his sheep.
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There are various accounts as to who actually made the grisly discovery but all accounts feature deep snow on the moor.
As a 12 year-old living at Park Farm, Walter Dowy remembers hearing low-flying aircraft, a muffled thud and then silence. He alerted the rest of the house who ventured out into the snow and freezing fog but couldn't hear anything and discounted his story.
According to Malcom's book "Joseph Wedgwood's Memories of Kildale", Walter "maintained that had he been taken more seriously the survivors of the crash might have been discovered in time to prevent their deaths from exposure."
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It appears a resident from one of the four Little Kildale Cottages was woken at 4am by an aircraft approaching from the Guisborough direction, after it passed over there was immediate silence.
He reported there was no snow or fog. The next day a parishioner saw what looked like a gun sticking up from the moor but when he mentioned it in the pub that night he was quickly reprimanded by an army officer for "careless talk".
A check of the flying accident card reveals the aircraft was on a 'night special task' but there is no mention of what that was. It is noted it took off from RAF Leuchars at 01.17 hours in a south easterly direction.
The plane turned north in a possible attempt to check the accuracy of its navigation and crashed. But why the low altitude and no suggestion of engine trouble?
Malcolm concedes: "It may be that all the evidence points to pilot error and the relative inexperience of the pilot in night flying may have been a significant factor in the accident.
"Perhaps in a peacetime situation this accident would have received a much more in depth investigative effort but one has to understand the war-time situation."
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While I was out riding my bike I came upon this flowering mango tree growing along a stream bank. The mango tree is leaning a lot, almost falling into the water stream but it has a lot of flowers. I'm thinking I could graft a scion of this tree to the one we have at…← continue reading →
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Saying that the steady increase in drug seizures means we're succeeding in stopping drug use is like saying the steady increase in tax receipts means we're succeeding in stopping economic growth.
Yeah, it could be that there are less drugs because you are taking more. Or it could be that there are more drugs, and that's why you are seizing more. In fact, a commonality in the above metaphor suggests this: one reason that tax receipts go up over time is that population goes up, and those new people generate more wealth. Well, an increasing population causes drug use and demand and shipments to all go up, hence seizures are likely to as well.
Great article in this month's Playboy about the Canadian drug trade, btw. (Strangely enough, I really do read it for the articles and skip the pictorials. Their perspective is quite often libertarian.)
It's the chronic pipeweed that I'm smoking
When I get high I spin tales like Tolkien.
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Agreed. Not enough "girl
Agreed. Not enough "girl next door." Too much air brushing, too artificial. Not my thing.
Patri, We know you're
We know you're engaged, buy you ain't gotta lie!
Playboy has great articles, but why skip the pictorials?
The loveliest girls I know
The loveliest girls I know of come from the streets and scenes of my everyday life. Real ladies, right before the eyes.. Gods most beautiful creation!
I agree with Luca- there's
I agree with Luca- there's something too abstract about the appearance of the women in playboy which renders them not attractive. Not unattractive by any stretch of the imagination, but like "attraction" isn't really an applicable concept.
Saying that the steady
Saying that the steady increase in drug seizures means we're succeeding in stopping drug use is like saying the steady increase in tax receipts means we're succeeding in stopping economic growth.
If we wanted maximum drug seizures could the government just buy all the drugs instead of employing a police state? No, because then there would be no excuse to imprison undesirable subsets of the population and colonize backward countries.
There's nothing wrong with
There's nothing wrong with being gay, Luca.
Actually, it's been a long time since I've read a Playboy, so I can't really comment one way or the other.
Maybe I'm a little off, but
Maybe I'm a little off, but I don't find the women in Playboy to be all that attractive.
As with others, I'm just not
As with others, I'm just not into abstract airbrushed pictures of hot women. Porn is fine, but I want to see women having fun - not just standing there.
Now the girls in Penthouse
Now the girls in Penthouse are a totally different story...